© Moose Peterson. Alabama Hills.
The pulse-pounding, awe-inspiring images featured here are by photographers participating in PDN’s first annual Outdoor Photo Expo, a two-day event dedicated to the outdoor photography market including adventure, landscape, nature, outdoor sports, travel and wildlife. The Outdoor Photo Expo is open to not only professionals looking to sharpen their skills, but also photo enthusiasts looking to improve their image-making on their next adventure.

The program includes educational seminars taught by master photographers plus a show floor featuring some of the best brands and latest imaging technology and photo solutions. An Art Fair and networking events are also planned to maximize your experience, all to be topped off with a keynote presentation, “Photo Power for Planet Earth,” by internationally acclaimed outdoor and nature photographers Frans Lanting and Art Wolfe.  For more info on how to join us in beautiful Salt Lake City during Aug. 4-5, 2011 at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center, click here.

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© Celin Serbo. Above:  Laura Shultz crosses Boulder Creek during peak run-off on a Tyrolean Traverse near Boulder, Colorado.

“This image was taken after a day of rock climbing in Boulder Canyon. Tyrolean traverses are the standard to access climbs on the south side of the canyon. Most of the year the scene is relatively tame but from May through June the spring run-off can create a dramatic scene. To cross you simply attach your harness to the fixed lines and pull yourself across. The scene was completely in the shade so I used a strobe out of frame, camera right, to provide subtle backlight and subject separation,” says Serbo. Celin Serbo is an outdoor adventure sports photographer based in Boulder, Colorado.

© Scott Eklund / Red Box Pictures

Seattle Mariners All-Star right fielder Ichiro Suzuki goes deep into the gap in right center to rob Atlanta Brave Robert Fick of an extra-base hit. Andruw Jones was on first base and was headed for third when Ichiro made this incredible grab. Jones cut across the infield failing to touch second base on his way back and was doubled off of first base. The Mariners won the game 2-1.

Scott Eklund‘s image is included in The Shot 2011 online gallery.

All photos © Lynda Churilla. Above: Longboard Afternoon, Ditch Plains, 2010

Lynda Churilla’s atmospheric black and white photographs invoke thoughts of endless summers—a perfect salve for the January cold enveloping most of the country. Made in locales like Islamorada, Florida and Montauk, New York, where sun and waves are often the primary concerns of the day, her images show the beauty and energy of simpler pursuits. Churilla is exhibiting her work through February 20, 2011 at Robin Rice Gallery in New York City. (more…)

All photos © Grant Gunderson. Above: Zack Giffin skiing through Termas de Chillan where natural hot springs exist at the bottom of every run.

Grant Gunderson is a Mt. Baker Washington-based ski photographer. His work continues to appear in magazines like Powder, Skiing, and Backcountry, and he is the photo editor of The Ski Journal. To see more of Gunderson’s work click here.

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